Kit’s birth came seven and a half weeks earlier than his due date, so he is currently in the hospital’s level 4, special care nursery.

The first time parents were a little surprised when Saturday’s lovely baby shower ended with Ms Sanderson feeling a bit tired and experiencing what she thought might be Braxton Hicks contractions. By early Sunday morning, the Epworth team and Dr Najjar were assembled, the Sandersons arrived and their baby son was born at 5.14am, weighing 1950gms.

As reported in the Geelong Advertiser, Ms Sanderson said Epworth was organised and ready to go.

There were no hiccups or anything. It was fantastic. We feel like VIPs and he’s a celebrity here.

Nurse Unit Manager Gabby Ryan drove down from Melbourne to welcome Epworth first baby. She said while they weren’t expecting the first baby to be Kit, born at 32 and a half weeks, everyone was waiting excitedly for the first birth.

Ms Ryan said that maternity bookings have far exceeded the hospital’s expectations and Epworth Geelong looks forward to welcoming many more babies in the near future.“Our birthing suite has all the technology you would expect of a safe, modern unit. We provide wireless monitoring to enable mothers to move freely around the hospital prior to the birth and all rooms are equipped with a Point of Care device for patient education and entertainment. These terminals also provide medical and nursing team with essential clinical information at the bedside,” Ms Ryan added.

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